Vincenzo De Risi
2 Publications
Leibniz on the parallel postulate and the foundations of geometry
Vincenzo RisiVincenzo De Risi
Birkhäuser - Basel
2016
This book offers a general introduction to the geometrical studies of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) and his mathematical epistemology. In particular, it focuses on his theory of parallel lines and his attempts to prove the famous Parallel Postulate.
Geometry and monadology
Vincenzo De Risi
Springer - Berlin
2007
This book reconstructs, from both historical and theoretical points of view, Leibniz's geometrical studies, focusing in particular on the research Leibniz carried out in the last years of his life. It is indeed the first ever comprehensive historical reconstruction of Leibniz's geometry that meets the interests of both mathematicians and philosophers.
2 Publications